![]() ![]() Which I think is probably pretty typical, really. I was just copying other people, following trends and buying things I liked the look of, without stopping to wonder if they actually looked good, or worked with my wardrobe. ![]() When I look back at photos of myself in my late teens and early twenties (and, OK, my late twenties too, if I’m being honest…), for instance, I realise I had absolutely no idea what my signature style really was. Sometimes, in fact, it can take years to work out what YOUR personal style is. I kinda hate those people, don’t you?Īs for the rest of us, though, style isn’t always effortless. They instinctively know what they like AND what suits them, so they get to go through life looking effortlessly stylish, without even having to think about it. Some people are just born with it, I guess: they’re the lucky ones. How do you find your ‘signature style’, though? It can be fun to experiment with different looks: to try them on for size, before moving onto the next one, then the one after that. Anyone can follow fashion, and flit from one look to the next, and, of course, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. ![]() Fashion is about following trends, and changing your look from season to season, at the whim of those who dictate the changing trends. It’s something very different from fashion. This, for me, is what personal style is all about. I don’t have to actually admire the uniform itself, you see, to admire the fact of its existence: the idea that the person wearing it has created a “signature style” that is instantly identifiable, in the sense that when you see something in that style in a store, say, you think, “That’s SO Audrey/Grace/Gaga/whatever.” ![]() Hell, even someone like Amy Winehouse, with her huge beehive and messed-up ballet flats. I’m not talking about soldiers, or nurses, or any of the hundreds of other professionals who have ACTUAL uniforms, here (Although I admire those people for other reasons): I’m talking about those people who have/had a style which is identifiably theirs. How to Find Your Signature Style I’ve always admired people who have a uniform. ![]()
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